Excuse the brief blog silence. I was on the road. Last week I traveled to Nashville, TN to meet up with friends but to also do a live demo of Scrapblog. Me and about 100 other crafty-ladies spent the weekend working on projects that ranged from scrapbook layouts to painting and sewing. On Sunday, with the help of some awesome peeps, we gave a Scrapblog demo and showed how to create the keychains I showed you on the blog a couple of weeks ago (only we left off the chain and just made artist trading cards).
In addition to some pretty awesome Michael Jackson karaoke, the ladies from Scrapinstyle created an amazing event. If you haven’t hopped over to their site, there is OODLES of creativity over there. You can even launch the builder directly from their site!
As you can see from this scrapblog, we had a blast! Thanks to all the girls that helped and those who gave me feedback about Scrapblog. We heart the SISters!
Have you noticed anything new when you select “start with a theme”? If your answer is “no” you haven’t been paying attention! {giggle giggle}
Don’t feel too bad, we just launched it this week. We know that there are times when you want a jumping off point to fuel your creativity, but you’re not 100% up for starting with a blank page. We are trying something new with the themes, so let us know if you like it, it’s called “card template.” When you select the card template theme, you are getting a basic layout to build a fantastic card design using the content of your choice.
Think of these pages as a guide to help you create something when you are low on time or creative juice.
You start by selecting the backgrounds and stickers that you want to use. Often times I find myself looking at my photos to see what colors stand out as a starting point to choosing my stickers and backgrounds. However, I wanted to make a Father’s Day card, so I thought I’d see what I could do with this SUPER CUTE content from new store Posh Patterns. Could it be anymore adorable? I started by choosing some backgrounds.
Just like using any other template, I can add more stickers, change anything I want on the page, but if I decide not to, well - my card is still going to look unique and personal. The card template theme is a guide and a tool. You use it just like you would a ruler, to help you get to a finished card faster and with more precision. As you can see, I’ve added some matching stickers to complete the look of my card. Looks pretty different from that card template page, doesn’t it?
I repeat this process with the remaining two pages, adding text and changing a few things from the template design to accommodate my needs. Below is the finished scrapblog (shhh! don’t tell my Dad!). I’m extremely happy with the results! Let us know if you find this new card template helpful and if you would like to see more of this in the future!
Hello Fellow Scrapbloggers!
Recently, I was looking for a little party favor gift to hand out to some friends. After searching all around town and not finding anything personal enough, I came back to Scrapblog.
Being a crafter, I have a room full of crazy art supplies. Among the paper, ink, paint, & beads I remembered I had a pack of shrink film. A crazy fun project idea was born! You can print on shrink film from your home computer and printer and put it in the oven. It then shrinks to 1/3 it’s size and 9 times in thickness! The finished piece of plastic makes a great keychain.
Today, I’m going to share with you how I made this super cute personalized key chain. Before you begin this project, preheat your oven to the temperature recommended on the shrink film package.
Here’s the breakdown:
1. Create Your Scrapblog page - Add photos, your favorite stickers and text!
* keep in mind the page is going to shrink to 1/3 the original size and the colors will become more vibrant. Some stickers with fine detail may appear different in the finished keychain.
2. Save and Publish your page.
3. Export as a Jpeg - choose “Export as JPEG” from the File drop down menu in the upper left hand corner of the builder.
4. Print the Jpeg from your home computer onto the inkjet shrink film.
*Choose to print your photo as a 5×7 size, landscape. You can make it smaller, but you may sacrifice some detail.
5. Trim your printed photo removing the entire white border. I also rounded the corners using a corner rounding punch.
6. Using a standard hole punch, punch a hole for the keychain before you heat it in the oven!
7. Lay your page on a cookie sheet and cover it with a piece of parchment or wax paper.
8. Pop the cookie sheet in the oven per the instructions on the package.
9. Allow the heated piece to cool on a cooling rack until it’s cool enough to handle.
10. Add the hardware and your keys!
11. The finished product!
Enjoy making your own keychain. Let’s see the finished products! Make a scrapblog of your experience!
Our Mother’s Day Card challenge is in full swing and I thought I’d share some inspiring, beautiful cards from our community. Don’t forget that we are giving away some prizes for the top Mom’s Scrapblogs. Just tag your creation Mom2009.
Now that you’ve seen some inspiration here, have you made your Mom a card for Mother’s Day yet? We’ve added two new card themes from Disney’s Baby Einstein. How cute, right? Thanks to everyone participating in the challenge, this week & next, we will share even more inspiration and design.
